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Product Liability - May, 2026

302 articles

• Atmos Energy Hit With 1st Suit Over Deadly Dallas Explosion
• NC Prosecutors Oppose Criminal Contempt For Witness
• Lockheed Beats Families' Birth Defects Suit At Trial
• 'Pervasive Bad Faith': Uber Targets Sex Assault MDL Plaintiff
• Sig Sauer Can't Duck Gun Safety Suit
• Wrongful Death Claims Settled Before Baltimore Bridge Trial
• $7.25B Roundup Deal Conditionally Sent To Calif. MDL
• Feds Dodge Some Claims In New Mexico Wildfire Liability Suit
• Facing Scrutiny, 'Schedule A' Suits Grow Beyond Chicago
• AGCO Escapes NJ Mechanic's Asbestos Mesothelioma Claims
• Hawaiian Electric Gets Final OK Of $100M Wildfire Deal
• Embattled Metal Recycler Sued Over NJ Facility Fires
• Fla. Panel Revives Firm's Suit Over Tobacco Case Referrals
• Walmart, Baby Food Brands Face Conn. Toxic Metals Claims
• Taft Adds 2 Product Liability Litigators In Atlanta
• Your Next Litigation Hold Should Cover AI Chat Logs
• Samsung Must Face Insurer's $653K Electric Range Fire Suit
• 3M, DuPont Lose PFAS Forum-Shopping Sanctions Bid
• Justices Urged To Probe Post-Mallory Forum-Shopping Flood
• Illinois Nears Frontier AI Safety Law With Audit Mandate
• FCA Seeks High Court Review Of 9th Circ. Arbitration Loss
• WHO 'Changed The Rule' To Find Talc-Cancer Link, Jury Told
• NC AG Can't Litigate Environmental Case, Biz Groups Say
• Recall Recap: Steamer Burns, Grill Brush Wires
• Injury Law Roundup: Freight Brokers, Uber Lose Key Cases
• CFTC Seeks To Join Kalshi Fight Over Rhode Island Ban
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Deepwater Prostate Cancer Suit
• Wash. Tribes, River Group Fight FERC Hydro License
• J&J Gets Trial Win In Oklahoma Talc Mesothelioma Case
• Studying Foreign Languages Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Meta To Head To Aug. Advisory Trial In States' Addiction MDL
• PacifiCorp Link Should DQ Appeal Judge, Plaintiffs Say
• Conn. AG To Investigate Roblox Over 'Harm To Children'
• Cummins Beats Emissions Derivative Suits, For Now
• Pharmacies Beat Fla. Hospitals' Opioids Suit
• Pharmacies Hit With Injunction In Gilead Counterfeit Drug Row
• NJ Justices Revive Eye Injury Suit For 'Gatekeeping' Test
• Roundup Plaintiffs Say $7.25B Deal Belongs In State Court
• Michigan Residents Sue AI Data Center Over Alleged 24/7 Noise
• And Now A Word From The Panel: An MDL Realignment
• Toyota Settles Fatal 'Smart Key' Suit Just Before Trial
• Sunbeam Sold Exploding Pressure Cookers, Fla. Jury Told
• AGs Say House Child Safety Bill Weakens States' Authority
• Kia Sued Over Defect Causing Dash Screens To Go Blank
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 9th Circ. Ruling Must End Land Transfer Suit, Copper Co. Says
• Late Notice Dooms Heat Pad Maker's Fed. Court Removal Bid
• Cummins Investors' $1.6M Emissions Suit Deal Gets Final OK
• How The High Court Expanded Freight Broker Liability
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear DOJ's Dropped Boeing Criminal Case
• High Court Won't Hear Meta Appeal In Vt. AG Suit
• Beasley Allen Fails To Overturn J&J Talc Disqualification
• Pa. Justices Say Late Asbestos Suits Can't Reach Parent Co.
• Justices Deny Fla.'s Bid To Sue Calif., Wash. In Trucking Fight
• High Court Won't Hear Union Carbide Emissions Row
• Justices Rebuff Ohio Freight Broker Case After Montgomery
• Justices Won't Review Mining Co.'s Federal Indemnity Bid
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• $7.25B Roundup Deal Had 'Lack Of Adversity,' Objectors Say
• PFAS Judge Wary Of Bid To Sanction Town For 'About-Face'
• Why Big Tech Gets Advisory Juries In 'Socially Explosive' Suits
• J&J 's 'Pure' Baby Powder Ads Were Pure Lies, Jury Told
• 9th Circ. Judges Skeptical Of Roblox Arbitration Timing
• What's In The House Surface Transportation Funding Bill?
• Gucci Settles Suit Over Counterfeit Perfume Sales
• Boeing Says Board Didn't Neglect Safety Before Door Blowout
• Opioid Plaintiffs Want Sanctions Over McKinsey Deletions
• Settlement Co. Says $2.7M Fla. Lien Notices Were Defamatory
• Sig Sauer Recall Ends Buyer's Defect Claims, Pa. Judge Says
• Kratom Buyers' RICO Claims Tossed In Addiction Suit
• States Tell Justices Colo. Climate Suit Threatens Sovereignty
• Queso Fresco Maker Admits To Selling Contaminated Cheese
• Meta Expert Says $27M Is Better Number For Abatement
• Aveeno Allergen Suit Tossed Over Thin Financial Injury Claims
• J&J Used Ellipsis To Nix Asbestos In Report To FDA, Jury Told
• 9th Circ. Says Judge Overstepped In Fluoride Risk Case
• Sig Sauer Pistols Fire Accidentally, Gun Owners Say
• Texas AG Accuses Meta Of Lying About WhatsApp Encryption
• Vape Sellers Say Pa. E-Cig Law Usurps FDA Authority
• Gatorade Buyers Say 'Better Than Water' Claim Is Misleading
• NC Justices Told AG Powerless To Bring DuPont Pollution Suit
• Texas Comptroller Tells 5th Circ. To Toss E-Cig Ban Suit
• Meta, Others Settle Bellwether School Case Set For June Trial
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Boston Litigator From Nutter
• Zantac Cases To Proceed During Appeal Of Recusal Denial
• 5 Risks For US Cos. From New EU Product Liability Directive
• NY Times Word Puzzles Make Me A Better Lawyer
• Prof. Hired By J&J In 1970s Found Asbestos In Talc, Jury Told
• Calif. Panel Says Uber Not Liable For College Student's Death
• Social Media Not Proven To Harm Mental Health, Judge Told
• Baltimore Bridge Wreck Civil Trial Will Stay The Course
• Minnesota Jury Awards $10.2M In Talc Mesothelioma Trial
• Roblox, Microsoft, Epic Win Arbitration Bid In Addiction Suit
• FTC Urged To Probe Roblox Over Child Safety Claims
• GM, Drivers Spar Over AC Defect Class Certification
• Eli Lilly Loses Bid To Limit Ex-FDA Chief's Take In GLP-1 MDL
• Baby Food Brands Accused Of Toxic Levels Of Heavy Metals
• Plaintiffs Not To Blame For Monsanto Pesticide Suit Delay
• Kia Can't Escape Pa. Oil Ring Defect Suit
• States, DC Urge 10th Circ. To OK Colo. Social Media Law
• 7th Circ. Weighs If Abbott Warning Would Change NEC Care
• Tracking Tech Suit Is A Risk Management Reminder For Cos.
• Target Says Tuna Label Suit Rests On Generalized Grievances
• Uber Signals Appeal Of NC Bellwether Loss In Assault MDL
• Law School's Missed Lesson: Diagnose Before Arguing
• Monsanto To Pay Mich., RI Up To $302M Over PCB Pollution
• Toxicologist Denies J&J Wanted To 'Control' Talc Study
• Intel Says Texas Law Doesn't Support Russian Missile Claims
• Feds Seek To Drop Emissions Case For 2 Ex-Fiat Managers
• 4th Circ. Revives Freight Broker Suit After High Court Ruling
• Judge Lets Cop Press Sig Sauer Gun Defect Claims
• Split 8th Circ. Revives Challenge To NHTSA Brake Light View
• Momcozy Hit With Class Action Over Defective Bottle Sterilizer
• TikTok Says 'Market Exploitation' Doesn't Give NC Jurisdiction
• Audi Sued By Drivers Over Alleged Water Pump Defect
• Becoming The Biz-Savvy GC That Portfolio Companies Need
• GM Can't Take Arbitration 'Exit Ramp' In Faulty Brakes Suit
• AI Agents Will Test The Bounds Of Expert Witness Rules
• Spencer Fane Adds GrayRobinson Atty To Food & Bev Team
• What New PFAS Rule Means For Tracking And Disclosure
• DeMayo Says Marketers Owe Coverage In Camp Lejeune Suit
• Calif. Kicks Off Rulemaking For Social Media Addiction Law
• EPA Plans To Repeal Biden-Era 'Forever Chemicals' Rules
• Marlboro Smoker Was Victim Of Ubiquitous Ads, Jury Hears
• Unsafe Carriers Seem Doomed After Freight Broker Ruling
• Native, Enviro Groups Challenge Calif. Oil Pipeline Waiver
• Comic Gets Serious About Mom's Cancer At J&J Talc Trial
• DOJ Charges Bring More Complications For Key Bridge Ship
• Woman Says Spinal Device Caused Permanent Nerve Damage
• Volvo Inks $197M Emissions Deal With Calif. Regulators
• Exxon Tells 9th Circ. Calif.'s Plastic Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
• Ill. Panel Sides With AbbVie In Eye-Stent Injury Suit
• Mich. Secures $108M Monsanto PCB Pollution Settlement
• Ex-Detainees Say NC Sheriff Withholding Data In ECourts Row
• PBMs Tell Mich. Court They're Not To Blame For Opioid Abuse
• State Farm Says Stove's Maker Must Pay For Fire Damage
• AI-Proofing Class Action Notices From Pro Se Objection Surge
• FTC And Deere In 'Advanced' Right-To-Repair Settlement Talks
• Greenberg Traurig Lands Fla. Litigator From K&L Gates
• Musk's XAI Opposes Anonymity In Deepfake Suit
• Okla. AG Says Roblox Fails To Stop Child Predators
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Survive The Tech Revolution
• Software Firm Seeks Belgian Venue For Calif. Cannabis Suit
• Meta Safety Monitor Would Create Roadblock, Judge Told
• Ga. Panel Backs Win For Kratom Seller In Wrongful Death Suit
• 4 Key Issues Enviro Attys Are Watching In The Farm Bill
• 9th Circ. Revives Licorice Buyer's Wiley Wallaby Label Suit
• Grok Chatbot Shares Private Info With Tech Cos., Suit Says
• 4th Circ. Hands Express Scripts Jury Trial In W.Va. Opioid Suit
• $19.2M Joint Juice Deal Ends Calif. False Ad Suit
• What Jury Holdouts Can Teach Trial Lawyers About Strategy
• Sherwin-Williams Hit With Nuisance Suit Over Pa. Paint Plant
• American Airlines Must Face Suit Over Teen's In-Flight Death
• Resident Says Toxins' Presence Enough For Union Pacific Suit
• 3 AI Adoption Mistakes GCs Should Avoid
• Freight Brokers Brace For New Risks After High Court Ruling
• Meta Starts NM Defense As Midtrial Win Bid Fails
• NJ Doctor Prescribed Medical Marijuana To Kids, AG Says
• Human Reproduction Proves Talc Can Reach Ovaries, Jury Told
• Algorithms In Senate Spotlight After Social Media Suit Losses
• Smucker's Misleads About Splenda In Fudge, Consumer Says
• Calif. Cannabis Distributor Gets $1.35M In Delivery Row
• Albertsons Not Covered In Opioid Litigation, Del. Judge Says
• Honda Buyers Say 440K Odysseys Have Faulty Side Airbags
• High Court Must End Colo. Climate Suit, Oil Cos. Say
• Playing Basketball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ga. Panel Quiet On Fate Of $20M Bard Cancer Verdict
• EPA Listing Signals New Scrutiny Of Drugs In Drinking Water
• Volkswagen Hit With Class Claims Over EV Battery Fire Risk
• Water Utilities Urge DC Circ. To Toss EPA PFAS Regs Suit
• Justices Say Freight Brokers Can Face Negligence Suits
• Ore. Justices Urged To Reverse PacifiCorp Appeal Win
• EPA Must Reconsider Flame Retardant Regs, 9th Circ. Says
• Frito-Lay Poppables Have 'Synthetic Flavors,' Suit Says
• 'Powerful' Risk For Women Using Talc, UC Prof Tells Jury
• Roblox Exploits Kids' Labor To Build Games, Action Claims
• Conn. PFAS Plaintiffs Deny Forum Shopping In Montana Suit
• Fla. Law Makes Lyft Immune To Passenger's Assault Suit
• Ill. Jury Awards $49.5M To Ethiopian Air Victim's Family
• Bayer, Buyers Get Final OK Of $4.85M Benzene Settlement
• The Biz Court Digest: Georgia Court Has Business On Its Mind
• Thompson Hine Hires Nelson Mullins, Ex-NHTSA Atty In DC
• Seeger Weiss, Motley Rice Want $675M In Bayer Deal Fees
• Teen's Estate Says Grindr Suit Unfairly Sent To Arbitration
• ​​​​​​​Amazon Beats Sanctions Bid Over Supplement Product Pages
• ChatGPT Gave Student Fatal Drug Advice, Parents Say
• Feds Tell 9th Circ. They Have Last Word On Pipeline Restart
• Fox Rothschild Adds Trial Partner From Nelson Mullins In Fla.
• Md. Justices' State Climate Tort Ban May Shape National Path
• 4 Emerging Approaches To AI Protective Order Language
• Makary Out As FDA Commissioner, Trump Says
• Ship Managers Indicted Over Baltimore Bridge Disaster
• Boeing's 737 Max Deceit Cost Airline Over $150M, Jury Told
• Meta's Algorithm Needs Revamps, Judge Hears In $3.7B Trial
• Subaru Accused Of Selling Cars With Defective Auto-Braking
• Estate Says Instacart Shares Blame For Pedestrian's Death
• Pa. Law Firm, Doctors Can't Shake Uber, FedEx RICO Suit
• Widow Says ChatGPT Helped Shooter Plan Deadly FSU Attack
• Mead Johnson Heads To Trial In Ill. Baby Formula MDL
• Meta Can't Ax Android User Suit Over Browsing-Profile Links
• Nestle Defeats 'Breakfast Essentials' False Ad Suit, For Good
• Texas Sues Netflix Over 'Staggering' Data Logging
• Volvo Says Recalls For Faulty Backup Camera Moot Suit
• Ghost Gun Kit Co. JSD Supply Files For Ch. 7 Liquidation
• Plaintiffs' Attys Sanctioned In Tylenol MDL, Sparking Appeal
• Heppner Ruling Left AI Privilege Risk For Lawyers Unresolved
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ex-FDA Chief Says J&J Atty 'Spinning' Asbestos Definition
• Levin Simes Atty Sidelined For 'Outrageous' Uber Remarks
• Boeing Can Appeal Class Cert. In 737 Max Investor Suit
• Regulators Probe Avride Crashes Over Self-Driving Concerns
• Social Media Litigation Gains Reveal Potential Regulatory Path
• Social Media Harm To Teens Can Be Pinpointed, Judge Told
• Kratom Seller Asks 10th Circ. To Review Utah Ban
• Embezzler's $250M Suit Against FanDuel Sent To Arbitration
• Tort Report: Tesla's Legal Exposure Seen As High As $14.5B
• Transpo Tracker: Boeing 737 Max, John Deere Deal
• Montana PFAS Defendants Seek 'Forum Shopping' Sanctions
• The Ethics And Practicalities Of Representing AI Agents
• Texas Justices Say Nicotine Pouches Taxable As Tobacco
• Proposed Meta Age Reforms Echo Europe Efforts, Judge Told
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Volkswagen Driver's Oil Leak Suit
• J&J Feared FDA's 'Disturbing Proposal' To Test Talc, Jury Told
• 4th Circ. Questions Class Cert. Ruling In Boeing Investor Case
• $495M Win Upheld In Abbott Baby Formula Bellwether Trial
• Bayer Sued Over Healthy Sperm Claim On 'One A Day' Pill
• Bayer Loses Bid To Undo Class In 'One A Day' Label Suit
• Vanderbilt Minerals Gets OK For $64M Sale, New DIP Package
• Meta Seeks To Toss LA Jury's Social Media Addiction Verdict
• Jury Says 3M Not Liable In Texas Explosion
• Meta Says Section 230 Bars Wash. Driver's Viral Video Claims
• Judge Won't Pause Hawaii Climate Suit For High Court Review
• IBM Can't Dodge All PFAS Claims In NY Contamination Suit
• Gilead Accuses Pharmacies Of Selling Counterfeit HIV Drugs
• Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Pa. Panel Greenlights NJ Transit Injury Suit, Citing Galette
• Meta's Exploitation Reporting Needs Work, NM Judge Told
• 3M, Small Businesses Make Final Case In Texas Explosion Suit
• Amazon Sees What You See On Your Fire TV, Users Claim
• Calif. Panel Revives Mesothelioma Suit Against Union Carbide
• 'Do Not Use This Report': J&J Hid Asbestos Test, Jury Told
• Judge Tosses 'Futile' Leaf EV Fire Risk, Charging Defect Suit
• Calif. Tribe Can't Get ATF's Cigarette Sales Decision Tossed
• Goodyear Wants Waiver For Smart Tire Sensor Tech
• Boeing Says Fund's Revised 737 Max Fraud Suit Still Doomed
• Boeing Crash 'Terror' Warrants Substantial Award, Jury Hears
• TikTok Not Shielded From Mass. AG Case, Judge Says
• Waste Co. Says W.Va. City Lacks Standing In PFAS Suit
• Service Members Can't Sue Gov't Over Red Hill Fuel Leak
• Bloom Nu Energy Drinks Have Artificial Ingredients, Suit Says
• Calif. Justices Seem Divided On Gilead HIV Negligence Claim
• Judge May Curb Exxon Questions In Mass. Greenwash Case
• Buyers Drop Cresco, Verano, Cannabist THC Potency Suits
• Drilling Project Halted, For Now, Near SD Worship Site
• Asbestos Trusts Fight Data Preservation Suit In Delaware
• DC Circ. Fast-Tracks DOT Immigrant Truck Driver Rule Review
• Pot Patients Defend Claims In Dispensary Data Privacy Suit
• Ex-FDA Chief Testifies 100s Of J&J Docs Tie Asbestos To Talc
• Cannabis Giants Sued Over Mental Health Marketing
• Meta Should Have Warning Label, NM Witness Says
• Apple Reaches $250M Deal Over Claims It Overhyped IPhone AI
• Pa. Sues Character.ai For Bot Acting Like A Doctor
• Hemp Powder Buyer Says Amazon Images Don't End Claims
• Utah Judge Won't Block Kratom-Kava Product Sales Ban
• Hockey Players Urge 9th Circ. To Revive U.S. Antitrust Claims
• EPA Says Clean Water Act Doesn't Impose PFAS Sludge Curbs
• CooperSurgical Strikes Deal To End Embryo Loss Class Suit
• Buffalo Wild Wings Wants Boneless Wing Suit Gone For Good
• GM Says Brake Defect System Claims Came Too Late
• AI Data Center Boom May Spur Wave Of Toxic Tort Suits
• Norton Rose Grows In Calif., Ill. With 6-Atty DLA Piper Hire
• Insurer Loses Bid To Recoup $3.4M Coverage For Grill Fire
• Subaru Hit With Class Suit Over Alleged Battery Failures
• Red Hill Fuel Leak Settlement Gets Judge's Backing
• THC Potency Suit Against Cresco Ends
• 'They Knew It': J&J Accused Of Hiding Talc Risk At LA Trial
• Apple Hit With Suits Over AirTag Stalking Risks, Again
• Feds Say Challenge To Drilling Near SD Worship Site Baseless
• Split 7th Circ. Refuses To Revive Kohl's Consumer Arbitration
• Texas Officials Say They're Immune In Camp Mystic Suit
• Fla. Contractor Says Policy Covers Defective Door Death Suit
• 2 AI Snafus Show Why Attys Can't Outsource Judgment
• Meta Owes $3.7B For 'Public Nuisance,' NM AG Tells Judge
• Oil Giants Say Mich. AG's Climate Antitrust Suit Is DOA
• Supplement Co. Says False Labeling Plaintiff Never Saw Ads
• Cannabis Co. Must Add THC Warnings In Calif. Edibles Deal
• Justices Rebuff BNSF Bid To Curb Post-Mallory Forum Shopping
• Judge, Atty Get In Shouting Match At Fatal Overdose Trial
• Callaway Takes A Swing At Rival's 'Tortured' False Ad Suit
• Amazon Accused Of Selling Kids Sunscreen With Lead
• Fla. Jury Hears Menthol Smoker Succumbed To Addiction
• Texas High Court Revives Delta-8 THC Restrictions
• What To Watch For As Meta Stares Down NM Injunction Trial
• Boeing, DOJ Say No Need For Full 5th Circ. Review Of NPA
• Sioux Tribes Fight Black Hills Mining Plan Over Sacred Land
• Boeing 737 Max Judge Delays Ruling On Punitive Damages
• Exxon, Widow End Suit Over Cancer Death Linked To Benzene
• How Paul Clement Does It All
• Supplier Says Travelers Must Cover Nestle Defect Claims
• NY's Growing Enviro Reg Framework Will Transform Projects
• Creek Nation Fights Dismissal Bids Over Alabama Burial Site
• Nelson Mullins Hires Career Faegre Drinker Pharma Trial Atty